"We had a phenomenal holiday quarter with record Mac, iPhone and iPad sales," said Jobs, in a statement. "We are firing on all cylinders and we've got some exciting things in the pipeline for this year including iPhone 4 on Verizon which customers can't wait to get their hands on." The Apple CEO jolted the tech and financial communities Monday by saying he would take a leave of absence to deal with health issues, remaining as chief executive but handing over day-to-day running of the company to COO Tim Cook.
Jobs previously took a six-month leave in 2009, undergoing a liver transplant, before returning full-time to Apple. Investors, however, didn't seem overly concerned by Jobs' latest planned absence, with Apple's stock closing down only 2% Tuesday.